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nonlexical

nonlexical adjective: not lexical.

Adjective

nonlexical (not comparable)

  1. Not lexical.
    • But, on the whole non-lexical features are all that is needed to accurately determine the language being spoken when collecting data.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 10

Forms of nonlexical

alternative formnon-lexical

Origin of nonlexical

From non- + lexical.

Questions about nonlexical

What does nonlexical mean?
Nonlexical means not lexical.
What part of speech is nonlexical?
Nonlexical is an adjective.

Words near nonlexical in the dictionary

  1. nonleukemogenic
  2. nonleukopenic
  3. nonleukoreduced
  4. nonlevel
  5. nonlevulose
  6. nonlexical
  7. nonlexicalizable
  8. nonlexicalized
  9. nonlexicographic
  10. nonlexicographical
  11. nonliability

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